THE BEADS AROUND HER HEAD by Donald Molosi what more could it have been (rooted in role-play and obligation as it was) but a sad longing undefined? what good could it have done to have called it “idiotic” if institution…

The Black Dutchmen are the desendents of 3,000 West African men who were sent by the Dutch colonialist to fight in their colonial war in Indonesia. Black men forced to the other side of the world to fight a white…

How can loyalty become a threat to social movements and how can it be a source of strength? How should movements respond to threats and how do we nurture and build on loyalty from within? What does it mean for…

Pambazuka News has a special issue on the African Commission for Peoples and Human Rights which recently denied “Observer Status” to the Coalition of African Lesbians. The day the African Commission disavowed humanity Fikile Vilakazi and Sibongile Ndashe The Coalition…

This detailed report on the Ijebu War of 1892 gives an insight into British rule in Nigeria. The Chief of Ijebu Ode, the Awujale, had blocked the trade route from the interior into Lagos which at the time was a…

UPDATE: The news is that this is back on the agenda again and they are meeting to reconsider the application Last week the UN General Assembly Human Rights Committee voted to delete specific reference to killings due to sexual orientation…

Last August, Owen Maseko’s art was banned by the Zimbabwe government following an exhibition earlier in Bulawayo last March. Maseko’s art documents the political violence which took place 25 years ago in Matabeleland when thousands were massacred. Maseko himself…

African Mosaic is an exhibition of African art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art and has a mix of contemporary art, installations and popular street art. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a tribute to Toussaint Louverture – a life…

For Haiti November 18th and January 1st are specifically dedicated each year to the INDEPENDENCE DEBT. For November 18 – the last battle where the Haitians defeated Napoleon and January 1st Haiti’s Independence Day, HLLN welcomes all those interested in…

Earlier today, a conference for the Commercial Sex Workers Leadership Institute [SWLI] was cancelled on the orders of the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Mr Buturo who claimed “prostitution” is illegal therefore the SWLI was an illegal organisaton. The conference organised…

The new Activist’s Guide is a toolkit which provides an introduction to the Yogyakarta Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity, and explores how they can enhance the work of LGBTI activists…

As part of the 15th anniversary of the execution of the Ogoni nine, Remember Saro-Wiwa has produced a series of interviews with leading human rights defenders in the Niger Delta. Episode I is concerned with Women’s Rights in Niger Delta,…

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Nigerian state under General Sani Abacha on November 10th 1995. Why did this happen? Ike Okonta explains.. In life, Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Nigerian writer and minority rights…

In the brief extract of his poem “Epitaph for Biafra” Ken could easily have been speaking about the Niger Delta militants of today – They will play at Rebels And Vandals Fill the nation with blood And scandal. Then they…

The African Commission on People’s and Human Rights [ACPHR], denial of observer status to the Coalition of African Lesbians [CAL] is a denial of the Rights enshrined in the Charter of all Africans who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender…

The DRC parliament is presently debating proposed in the process of discussing legislation which will criminalise homosexuality. There are a number of major difference between the DRC Bill and legislation proposed in for example, Nigeria and Uganda which have proposed…

An exhibition featuring 13 Nigerian photographers which brings together the “famous, infamous and non famous” as a way of thinking about Nigerian collective identity in a contemporary world. The exhibition employs deconstruction as a strategy of critical analysis and seeks…

My good friend and writer, poet, engerised optimist, Donald Molosi is performing his “one man” play in New York on the 20th November. Details below TODAY IT’S ME Performed by Donald Molosi, BOTSWANA Sat, Nov 20 at 7:00pm Theatre ROW…